slusher Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry Charger color ? Is there a can spray that’s close to the movie car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 The subject of debate for many fans of "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" and Dodge Chargers is the color of the car used in the film. The color of the Charger is a 1971-only Chrysler Corporation color "Curious Yellow" / "Limelight" (GY3), which is a light greenish-yellow color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 There was a website out there that had a story about the film being 'color corrected' and making the car on film a slightly different color than the real car was. So it depends on what you want....a model of the car as it would appear in person or on film. I built one tears ago before we had a good tunnel back Charger. I used Testors bug yellow with a little green; When R2 brought out there snap Charger I built another Dirty MAry Charger. It was painted with Tamiya light green and then yellow. It works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Tom99 said: "Curious Yellow" / "Limelight" Curious Yellow (Plymouth) and Citron Yella (spelled correctly, Dodge) are GY3 while Sublime (D) and Lime Light (P) are code FJ5. Use whichever yellow you feel looks closest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I found a Kylon spray in Home Depot that looks a lot like Curious Yellow. It's called Citrus Green. Only problem is the paint needs to be decanted and airbrushed, otherwise it seems to dry grainy. It can be polished, but it's an unnecessary chore that's best bypassed. Good color match though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Thanks guys, I have no air brush but plenty off parts from kits to try colors on. I am always open to suggestions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv13 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 what wheels are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Old post, but that Krylon looks close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) On 12/12/2020 at 8:07 AM, Tom99 said: The subject of debate for many fans of "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" and Dodge Chargers is the color of the car used in the film. The color of the Charger is a 1971-only Chrysler Corporation color "Curious Yellow" / "Limelight" (GY3), which is a light greenish-yellow color. Citron Yella and Curious Yellow are the same color and shared the same Chrysler paint code (Y3). Lime Light/Sublime/Sub Lime (J5) was only available in 1970 and is not the same as Y3. I read your reply, Casey. Edited October 29, 2021 by SfanGoch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 59 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: Old post, but that Krylon looks close. Isn't that a CGI of the car? Not sure how accurate this is. But using clips from the movie, regardless of what the real color is, it looks like Curious Yellow to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) On 12/12/2020 at 8:40 AM, Dave Van said: There was a website out there that had a story about the film being 'color corrected' and making the car on film a slightly different color than the real car was. So it depends on what you want....a model of the car as it would appear in person or on film. I built one tears ago before we had a good tunnel back Charger. I used Testors bug yellow with a little green; When R2 brought out there snap Charger I built another Dirty MAry Charger. It was painted with Tamiya light green and then yellow. It works for me. What kit did you use for this build, Dave! Edited October 30, 2021 by slusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv13 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 12/12/2020 at 9:40 AM, Dave Van said: There was a website out there that had a story about the film being 'color corrected' and making the car on film a slightly different color than the real car was. So it depends on what you want....a model of the car as it would appear in person or on film. I built one tears ago before we had a good tunnel back Charger. I used Testors bug yellow with a little green; When R2 brought out there snap Charger I built another Dirty MAry Charger. It was painted with Tamiya light green and then yellow. It works for me. what wheels are these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 IIRC those wheels came from the Starsky and Hutch Torino.......that or parts box......either way American Slots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) I've painted mine several times with a custom mix of Tamiya acrylics and i always think it comes out too green. DSCF8491 by aus_mus, on Flickr Edited October 29, 2021 by kruleworld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Curious Yellow is a very curious color. In some lights it looks green and in bright daylight it looks yellow. The Krylon paint captures this effect pretty well. I used it on a 71 Cuda I built and it matches all references I've seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 This Rabbit is painted with Curious Yellow I had mixed at a local parts store that mixes paint. Here is is during building under different light. A lot more yellow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Curious Yellow is a very curious color. In some lights it looks green and in bright daylight it looks yellow. The Krylon paint captures this effect pretty well. I used it on a 71 Cuda I built and it matches all references I've seen. Most of the movie it looked yellow to me so I going with yellow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Looks very close to an old British Leyland colour called Applejack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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